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Old 03-08-2010, 08:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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This flower grows throughout Central America. Does anyone have any idea what it is? Thanks -Dan
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Old 03-08-2010, 08:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Adenium? No, they're from another continent.
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Vinca, commonly planted as an annual.
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Psh...I was going to say that.
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Catharanthus roseus.
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Catharanthus rosea.
Yes, your plant is family Dogbane,Apocynaceae. Flowering time early spring to
fall. It is a shrublike perennial with three inch leaves marked with a central white rib. Flower is over an inch wide white or pink. Usually raised as an annual. It is a poisonous plant.
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Thanks Everyone for the help!
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Definitely , It's Caranthus roseus ( Roxb. ). It has many anti-tumor active ingredients. Origin from mid & north Asia. Spread from Himalayans to south east Asia.
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Old 05-03-2010, 11:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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The lady down the street is always giving me plants she cannot speak english some of the plants I donot know what they are. This one looked like some kind of cabbage. Im happy I planted it in my flower garden now I really like it. Is it a opium poppy ?
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This one looked like some kind of cabbage. Im happy I planted it in my flower garden now I really like it. Is it a opium poppy ?
I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)
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I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)
Its a very nice plant. Thanks
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I looked on the wiki and it looks exactly like an opium poppy.. So don't have a fire in the backyard or your whole neighborhood (to include the lady that gave it to you) will be stoned!! lol :^)
Somebody on Davesgarden.com told me it was a opium poppy also here is the link
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy Papaver somniferum 'Naughty Nineties'
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opium poppy - Google Search
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We call it Mak (Papaver somniferum). Its common wild flower here and flowers only in may. Some varietys are used for making delicious cakes. There are even white and light pink varieties.This flower CANT be used for opium production
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We call it Mak (Papaver somniferum). Its common wild flower here and flowers only in may. Some varietys are used for making delicious cakes. There are even white and light pink varieties.This flower CANT be used for opium production
Oh yeah, some people here usually plant lots of corn around the perimeter of the field and center is almost exclusively planted out with this red weed. But yummy in the tummy.
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